Clip for carton lids



Nw., 13 .1923. www1 c. Pnoivalsnfo y CLIP FOR CARTQN LIDS Filed June 17.1922 .INVENTOR arles zwmzls-Zo .HYS .ATTRAZEY Patented Nov, 13, lZB.

lbllall@ CLIP FOR CARTON LEDS.

Application led June 17,

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Be it known that I, CrLinLns Paomrsno, a citizen of the United States,residing 'at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Clipsfor Carton Lids, of which the following is a speciication.

My invention relates to a clip or holder for carton or box lids and isespecially designed for the purpose of holding the lid or top flap of acarton in an open or raised position at any desired angle to exhibit theprice information and advertising data thereon, and the brand andtrademark of the goods contained in the carton, such as candyccnfections.

These objects, and other advantageous ends which will be describedhereinafter, I attain in the following manner, reference being had tothe accompanying drawing in which- Figure l is a perspective view of thedevice in applied position,

Figure 2 is a plan view,

Figure 3 is a front elevation, and

Figure 4 is a side elevation.

Referring to the drawing in detail, 5 represents a carton or box adaptedto contain the goods to be displayed and sold, and 6 is the lid or topflap upon which the advertising data and price information appear. Theholder or clip generally designated at 7, consists of a section of wireor other resilient material bent to forni coils 8 and 9, the coil 9being off-set from the coil 8, that is, made smaller in diameter' sothat coil 9 will extend below coil S as indicated at 10, and facilitatethe application of the gripping device to the upper edge of a side ofthe carton adjacent to the flap 6 as indicated in Figure l of thedrawings. These coils have their top portions substantially in contactas indicated at ll and diverge downwardly to frictionally grip the sideof the box or carton.

The end lo of the wire should extend toward the rear of the carton andbe blunt to prevent injury to the hand, the carton or 1922. Serial No.568,953.

the contents of the carton, or from piercing t e side of the carton whenthe device is applied. From the coil 9, the wire is olf-set laterally asindicated at 13 and then bent in a substantially opposite direction overthe coils 9 and 10 as indicated at 14, to form an arm l5 and has asubstantially horizontally disposed hook or open loop 16, the free endof which slants slightly forward to form a contracted throat or entranceportion 17 with the outwardly bent portion 18 at the juncture of thehook 16 with the arm '7, which receives and firmly holds the lid 6. Thearin 15 is arranged to normally spring inwardly and grip the edge of thelid 6 of the box or carton and the end portion of the wire projects toforni a bill i9 which serves to `guide the lid into the upper grippingmember. ln view of the angular disposition of the gripping member thusformed at the upper end of the arm 8, the material will be slightly bentor distorted so that the release of the holder will be prevented.

lllhile l have described my invention as taking a particular' forni, itwill be understood that the various parts of my invention may be changedwithout departing from the spirit thereof, and hence l do not limitmyself to the precise construction set forth, but consider that l am atliberty to make suoli changes and alterations as fairly come within thescope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is l. A holder for box lids consisting of alower gripping member and an upper' gripping ieniber, and an arinconnecting said gripping members, said arni being olf-set outwardly froma plane passing between the jaws of the lower gripping nieinber and thenanguarly bent and off-set inwardly to the upper gripping member.

2. i clip for carton lids consisting of a section of resilient materialbent to forni coils disposed in divergent relation, one of the coilsextending below the other, the material being bent outwardly andinwardly to Yform an inclined resilient erin, the free 2L connectingmember between the gripping 10 end oli the arm being bent outwardly undcoils und gripijiing member.

inwardly to forni :i slanting hook having In testimony whereof havesigned my a contracted entrance portion :1nd :i pronaine to thisspecication in the presence of jecting bill. two Subscribing Witnesses.

3. A clip for carton lids comprising lower CHARLES PROMISLO. grippingcoils; zi U-shaped upper grip- Witnesses: ping member, having arestricted throat and CHAS. E. Pofrrs,

an inwardly projecting bill at the back, and ELIZABETH Grimm.

